Objectives:
You will learn about compression utilities speed vs compression rate.
Instructions:
Time Required: 30 minutes
Use Ubuntu VM or Subsystem to create a new directory with the name ec4 Navigate to the new directory Take a screenshot
11 by typing:
tar -czf gzarchive.tar.gz mylargefile.txt tar -cjf bz2archive.tar.bz2 mylargefile.txt tar -cJf xzarchive.tar.xz mylargefile.txt
Take a screenshot showing all three commands above.
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time bzip2 -1v bz2archive.tar.bz2
time gzip -1v gzarchive.tar.gz
time xz -1v xzarchive.tar.xz Take a screenshot
IS 552/452 Unix Operating System Principles Spring 2022
8. Rank all three utilities (gzip, bizp2, and xz) according to their compression time from faster to slower.
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What to Submit
Submit all Screenshots and answers to questions in a word document and upload your document
Rubric
5 screenshots = 75 points
2 questions = 25 points (12.5 each)